Three NP passenger locomotives F7A 6511A, F9B 6701B and F7A 6501A has just uncoupled from the passenger cars at St. Paul Union Depot on April 11, 1968. Photo by RR Wallin, from my collection. ... (more)
UP M-10001 is in charge of train 2, the City of Portland (6 cars), at Cheyenne Wyoming on July 7th 1935. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
Amtrak's California Zephyr consist includes cars whose letterboards read Union Pacific, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Burlington, Amtrak, and California Zephyr. SP FP7 No. 6456 and two other... (more)
COUNCIL BLUFFS IA Sept 28 1979 — UP U30C 2955 awaits an assignment. GE built the unit (b/n 40960) in October 1976. Utahrails.net records that the 2955 “was the last U30C on UP, retired on 19 S... (more)
The 3018 one of Great Northern GP35s rests between assignments at Minneapolis on July 28, 1965. The major identifying feature between the first and second GP35 orders was that the first group was... (more)
SHERMAN TX (July) 1974 — SP U33C 8683 leads a mixed freight across the diamonds as it crosses the Missouri Pacific. Note the L-shaped windshield. My photo.
With a mixed of mechanical and ice reefers on the head end, Extra 3617 East heads into the yard at Yardley, Washington with units 3607 and U25C 2512 in August 1968. Fruits from central Washingt... (more)
The Northern Pacific Railway continued to use FT's long after other railroads had traded theirs for 2nd-generation diesel locomotives. The Tacoma Division was the home of the remaining FTs in t... (more)
CNW caboose 10367 trails a southbound freight thru Oak Creek, WI in July of 1987.
Warbonnets on freight became more common as more passenger trains disappeared. May have kept the silver units together due to gearing differences with blue units.
Only shot I got of passenger F3 power leading on freght is this westbound.
Rock Island train number 509, The Rocket, is seen at Wichita Kansas in 1940. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
A couple of Little Joes and a box-cab at the beginning of the Montana electrified Milwaukee mainline. E-78 has the EMD cab, unlike the rest of the Little Joes.
The morning sun hasn't had time to burn off the hoarfrost as GBW 313 leads train #2 north of Arcadia, WI. in October of 1986.
Nothing on the slide but I'd guess around 1982 before much had been repainted.
